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by Greg Gordon
Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:08 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: TurboCharged 2.5
Replies: 27
Views: 21242

Wow, Barry, that's a lot of power! I am curious what type of fuel it was burning. A stock engine handling that much boost is very impressive. What is a RB26? An inline 6?
by Greg Gordon
Fri Dec 10, 2004 6:51 am
Forum: Suspension, Steering, Wheels, Tires
Topic: Suspension Gurus !
Replies: 15
Views: 14924

Hi Murray, Your inside front tire is trying to lift off the planet. This is common on cars with stock torsion bars a big sway bar and good tires. The only real fix is to stiffen the front suspension with stiffer torsion bars of a coil over set up. That said, your car looks really great going around ...
by Greg Gordon
Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:04 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Peter, the advantage of 3.0 heads on a 2.5 would be bigger valves. not that I think it would be worth the trouble, just wondering.
by Greg Gordon
Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:24 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Hi Murray, 140 whp is possible with nearly stock components. I know of one ITS racer in Texas that gets that with 9.5:1 compression via milling the heads, Total Seal rings, a good valve job, ballancing and headers. I suspect he may be using 164S cams too. Supercharging was first mentioned in this th...
by Greg Gordon
Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:32 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Peter, just to clarify Murray did mention forced induction on the first page of this thread, I try not to bring it up first since it could be considered unethical. Regarding the 2.5 heads on a 3.0, are you sure all the cooling and oil passages lined up? I seem to remember they are different. I don't...
by Greg Gordon
Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:13 am
Forum: Cooling system, Heating and Air conditioning
Topic: GTV6 expansion tanks by Canton Racing Products.
Replies: 97
Views: 103989

I will get one if it's not any bigger then the stock tank. Room there is really tight with the supercharger, I mean tight like 1/32 of an inch!
by Greg Gordon
Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:20 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Peter I don't think 2.5 heads on a 3.0 is such a hot idea. First of all the 2.5 heads have smaller valves which would offset any gains from the compression increase. Second I don't think you can bolt 2.5 heads onto a 3.0. I have not tried it but I don't think all the holes and passages will line up....
by Greg Gordon
Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:06 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

I don't recall saying that. It's true that in many places there are emission laws that would make it illegal to go with 10:1 pistons but as far as passing an underhood inspection or running emission test...no problem. I may have been talking about an engine as a complete package. For example if we w...
by Greg Gordon
Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:33 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Thanks Zamani, but I don't sell pistons anymore. However anyone can order new pistons from a custom piston maker, Venolia, Wiseco, and J&E are all very good.

Custom pistons offer big advantages over the stock ones, they are much stonger and can be made in any compression ratio.
by Greg Gordon
Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:15 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Engine rebuild shopping list.
Replies: 65
Views: 50608

Hi Murray, Your list and the additions others suggested are excellent. The gasket set from IAP has all the seals we just used one on the Verde build, strangely the one I got from VICK didn't. I probably would not buy new intake valves since they are probaly in good shape. Have them reground and they...
by Greg Gordon
Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:53 am
Forum: Cooling system, Heating and Air conditioning
Topic: GTV6 expansion tanks by Canton Racing Products.
Replies: 97
Views: 103989

The red tank on my site is a standard white tank dyed with RIT dye, which a common trick in the radio controled race car crowd. Some say boiling with RIT dye makes the part stronger, I don't know if it does but it makes it look cool. Also the hoses on my site are Silicone, not neoprene. I don't want...
by Greg Gordon
Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:08 pm
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: Glad the forum is back
Replies: 5
Views: 5550

Glad the forum is back

I have nothing constructive to say right now. I am just so happy this site is back I had to post something.